Mallory depending on personal touch

Cincinnati mayoral candidate Mark Mallory was outspent by his opponent David Pepper by about 3-to-1. But that doesn't have supporters gloomy at his election party. After all, brother William Mallory Jr. said, Mark wasn't on television at all before the primary election and managed to stay within 200 votes of Pepper.

"Grass roots and campaigning smartly," William Mallory said. "That's how you do it. Mark is the kind of guy that would personally drive someone to the polling booths if he had to, or coordinate that."

Campaign spokesman Jason Barron said the strategy today was to have an overwhelming presence on the streets.

"All along our strategy has been to contact as many voters as possible," Barron said. "The response today has been tremendous. We'd have people come in (to the campaign headquarters) and we'd send them back out. In and out. All day."

-- Dan Klepal